HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 17, 2020 â High Point University has appointed 10 new members to its Board of Visitors. The board is composed of more than 140 business leaders, alumni, friends and community advocates for HPU, who are recognized for their character, success, philanthropy and leadership.
âWe welcome our new members to the Board of Visitors to continue High Point Universityâs mission to support and grow the surrounding community,â says HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein. âOur Board of Visitors bring incredible leadership, service and values that will help move us forward.â
The recently appointed members are as follows:
Melody Burnett
Melody Burnett is the president of Visit High Point, formerly the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau (HPCVB). She has more than 20 years of destination marketing and management experience in the Triad and a degree in recreation, parks and tourism with a minor in business. She holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University as well as certification from the Guilford County nonprofit consortium in nonprofit leadership management. She serves on the board of the YWCA of High Point and was president in 2018. She also serves on the boards of Southwest Renewal Foundation; Business High Point Chamber of Commerce; High Point EDC; High Point Market Authority; Piedmont Triad Film Commission; Guilford County Hotel Association; HPUâs Town & Gown Board; and numerous committees and subcommittees of ad hoc projects in High Point. She formed the DRIVE High Point Foundation as the investment arm to Visit High Pointâs destination development work to position High Point as a vibrant destination that visitors will enjoy and that locals will want to promote.Â